Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Donalda
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 3 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act). Council then chooses one councillor as Mayor.
- Seats
- 3
Who holds these seats now
- Kimberly Van Gelderen Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+2 more)
- Phil Menecola since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Shaleah Fox since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Kimberly Van Gelderen was acclaimed as Councillor on September 23, 2026. No vote was needed: they were the only candidate.
Next vote
Sources
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). Number of councillors, s.143; wards and divisions, s.148. For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Ward/Division Information 2025, Election History; read 2026-10-11. 2025 council positions: 3. For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Corrected note: the provincial Municipal Candidates table lists Kimberly Van Gelderen as Acclaimed for the Village of Donalda by-election; the 2026-10-21 date in the old note was the cancelled vote day, not an election. For: Kimberly Van Gelderen, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2026-10-21; organizational meeting n/a. For: Kimberly Van Gelderen, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Councillor. For: Kimberly Van Gelderen, current term, Phil Menecola, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20, 53 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Phil Menecola, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20, 58 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Shaleah Fox, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Mayor. For: Shaleah Fox, current term
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000 c L-21 (consolidated to 2025-12-18): s.10 general election every 4th year from 2013; s.11(1)(a) election day the 3rd Monday in October; s.11(2) council may choose the preceding Saturday by bylaw passed before June 30 of the election year; s.12 summer villages: election day 4 weeks after a nomination day in June or July set by council. For: General election, October 15, 2029